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arcade

Series of arches carried on piers or columns. The earliest examples are found in Rome, dating from the 1st century BC. Rows of arches were frequently used as decoration, internally or externally, in Early Christian, Lombard, and other forms of Romanesque architecture, and less commonly in Gothic. They are described as ‘arcading’.

In modern building, a covered gallery with shops on either side is called an arcade; an example is the Burlington Arcade in London.



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We went to the Lowther Arcade for the rocking-horse.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
Varenka, in her dark dress, in a black hat with a turndown brim, was walking up and down the whole length of the arcade with a blind Frenchwoman, and, every time she met Kitty, they exchanged friendly glances.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Only, at the arcade Saint-Jean, as they were coming out upon the Place de Greve, a long file of horsemen, barring the narrow passage, stopped the carriage of the superintendent.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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